Both the Black Kotone and the Hyper Nurse MilkyWay Hotaru-chan from Keumaya that you see last week come with decals for you to decorate the important part. For those who aren’t familiar with building model might wonder how to apply the decal. Thank you Keumaya, they already have a step-by-step guild for those who have no idea how to do it.
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The images below are the final result after apply the decals. See how nice they look. =D
example 1: Akumako-san
example 1: Akumako-san
example 2: Kotone-chan
example 2: Kotone-chan
There are the decals that come with the figures.
This is the manual that comes with the decals
Here is the basic concept of how decal works. The blue layer is the top film of the decal, the red layer is the glue part of the decal. It is really thin yet sticky like crazy. The lowest layer is the parts (the figure itself in this case) that you want to apply the decal to.
- Step1: Cut out the decal
Roughly cut out the decal with a cutter, dont’ have to be perfect. Remember to leave some room for the tweezers to put up the decal.
- Step 2: Pick up the decal with a tweezers
Pick up the decal with a tweezers. YOU HAVE TO USE A TWEEZERS. Don’t just use your finger, remember the decal stick like crazy?
- Step 3: Apply the decal to the figure
When apply the decal, remember to align the decal and the figure carefully. Remember the decal stick like crazy? So you only have one shot.
- Step 4: If failed
This step is for those who are failed. First use your finger nail to scatch out as much decal as you can.
And then use ethanol (AKA ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol. Can be find in pharmacy) with cotton swab to rub the remind decal off.
Don’t rub too hard! If you did, then the stick of the cotton swab might scatch the surface of the figure.
- Final step:
After you’re done apply the decal to the figure, wou will see a white line around the decal. To make it disappear, you can spray a few layers of flat/matt clear or semi-gloss clear spray paint to cover it.
Now the white line is gone and you’re DONE!
- Highly Recommended
It is a bit troublesome, but it is highly recommended that you dip the decal into water before you apply it to the figure. This way you can adjust the position of the decal a bit when you put it on the figure.
This is the figure that is used in this step-by-step guild
See how nice she is now with the decal
- via Keumaya blog

Lol. thats insane. 😀
you could put it at her chin or under her armpits,too XD
The armpits, LOL!!! Someone should do that to Reimu or the GSC Miku! XD
Yeah I’ve heard from other people I know who do GKs that dipping it in water is CRUCIAL because you can get it just in the right spot you want. It’s especially useful for when you’re doing decal eyeballs on GKs, otherwise you’ll end up with something weird looking LOL
I prefer shaved personally so yea my Kotone will be left as-is… >_>
I remember having some Smurf “stickers” like this when I was young, I stuck one to the face plate of a light switch. So I was familiar with the concept. The little tips(like dip in water) are good to know though! I guess the water adds another thin layer that aids in placement because it keeps the sticky layer from instant contact.
Thinking about it I think when my cousin’s got a model car when younger they had instructions that said the same thing.
I love process photos… it makes me want to build another kit. (I’ve only build one in my life and it turned out pretty good for a first time and all by hand, cuz I don’t have an air brush)
Very creative. Well done 🙂
Loliness need no hair on the “important” part XD
I am glad to know that I am not the only one who thinks of interesting details like these,though not very popular.Considering Fabienne`s suggestion about where to put the decals I presume she is a much intriguing person.my type.Congrats Fabienne. afofidazabra@gmail.com
Talking about these KEUMAYA´s decals,GGT ,do where,how they can be ordered ?I would use them …a lot.